The global pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has had the most disruptive
impact on everyday life in Britain since the end of the Second World War. The
measures necessary to control the virus have affected many areas of people’s lives,
and forced changes to how we live, work and travel. Although vaccines have helped
to reduce the severity of Covid19 disease, uncertainties remain about the future
trajectory of the virus and the extent to which behaviours have been permanently
affected. To understand the implications for the future direction of transport and land
use policy, the Independent Transport Commission (ITC) commissioned this paper
in 2020 to review the situation and it provides a snapshot of conditions at the end of
summer 2021. Note that this paper focuses on domestic travel in Great Britain only.
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